2019 Lok Sabha polls: SP, BSP to contest 38 seats each in U.P.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday announced their alliance in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, sharing 38 seats each out of the state’s 80 parliamentary constituencies.
Four killed, including 2 firefighters, in Paris blast
Four people died and nearly 50 were injured in a massive gas explosion that gutted the ground floor of a building in a central Paris shopping district on Saturday, authorities said.
Opposition wants helpless government, BJP for strong dispensation, says Narendra Modi
Dubbing the anti-BJP grand alliance as an “failed experiment”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the opposition parties are coming together as they want to form a ‘majboor’ (helpless) government to promote nepotism and corruption, whereas the BJP wants a strong dispensation for all-round development.
Bezbaruah withdraws his consent to head panel on Assam Accord
Former Tourism Secretary M.P. Bezbaruah, who was named to head a High Level Committee on how to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, has withdrawn his consent to head the committee.
CoA's Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji divided on inquiry into Pandya-Rahul issue
CoA chief Vinod Rai has proposed a quick enquiry into much-criticised comments made by suspended cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul but Diana Edulji fears it will be construed as a “cover up” job.
Youth out to ‘kill Modi’ died in fake encounter: report
In 2002, a young man, identified by his aged father as just a rickshaw puller, was shot dead in cold blood by a Gujarat police team. The police version was that he had been sent by the Pakistan-based terror organistion, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), to assassinate the then Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, shortly after the Akshardham temple attack.
RLD hopeful of finding place in SP-BSP alliance
On a day when the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) announced a tie-up in Uttar Pradesh for the coming Lok Sabha polls, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) kept its hopes alive, saying the talks for finding a place in the alliance were continuing.
Tulsi Gabbard announces 2020 presidential run to take on Trump
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, has said that she is running for the White House in 2020. Ms. Gabbard (37), is the second woman after Senator Elizabeth Warren to enter the presidential race from the Democratic party.
Elephant dung shows plastic threat is wild
When the national focus is on the cow, it may seem unlikely that anyone would spend too much time looking closely at elephant dung. But a group of wildlife experts in West Bengal who did exactly that have stumbled upon an alarming discovery: elephants of north Bengal have been consuming plastic — and loads of it.
Viswasam, Petta vie for box office honours on Day 1
With films starring Ajith Kumar and Rajinikanth hitting theatres on Thursday, it was a close race at the box office on Day 1. According to entertainment industry sources, Viswasam, with Ajith Kumar in the lead, collected over ₹14 crore across Tamil Nadu on Day 1 while Rajinikanth’s Petta managed to garner over ₹11.5 crore.